Guyana will experience significant physical growth in the next few years. This page provides links to planing legislation, land use plans, and other documents that guide or comment on physical development planning in Guyana.

Legislation

• Municipal and District Council Act, Chapter 28.01
• Local Government Act, Chapter 28.02
• Local Democratic Organs Act, Chapter 28.09
• Town and Country Planning Act, Chapter 20.01

Land Administration and Housing

• Conference Presentation: Land Administration in Guyana
• Housing and Urban Development in Guyana, 1996

National Landuse Plans

• National Landuse Plan, 2013
• Stanley Ming's Vision 2030 Physical Development Plan for Guyana (YouTube Video).
  

Community Development Plans

• Bartica Urban Development Plan, 2005-2015
• Lethem Development Plan, 2005-2010
• Charity Development Plan, 2005-2010
• Parika Development Plan, 2006-2016
• President Granger unveils plans to revive New Amsterdam (Guyana Chronicle)
• Green State Development Strategy: Vision 2040 of Guyana
• Land Use Plan, 2004, Region Six

Physical Planning at the Village, NDC and Municipal Levels

• Village Level Planning in Guyana within NDCs
• Rupununi Sustainable Villages Initiative
• CARICOM to Spend $12M to Revitalize Guyana Villages Founded by Formerly Enslaved Africans
• Time is running out on City Hall – Trust Fund launched to help save historic building

The Building Development Process

• Housing and You…Applying to build a shop or additions for commercial activities
• Applying for permission to build in Guyana
• City Engineer’s Department could take two years to approve building plans – COI hears

Recent Housing Schemes in Guyana

• Providence Housing Project, Eccles Scheme
• Newer Neighborhood in Eccles